August 11-13: Events Happening This Weekend

Tired of being a lazy potato? Stand up, and give your weekend some excitement with these events. From musicals, business talks, compelling art exhibitions to making a big difference while traveling, events this weekend will leave you wanting more.

World Indigenous Day

Is traveling while making a big difference possible? Why not! The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf invites not just sole coffee lovers but everyone to celebrate World Indigenous Day by having a one-of-a-kind immersion with indigenous communities in the Philippines, together with the Aeta tribe. This event will take place on August 11-13, 2017 at the town of Zambales, Philippines.

In today’s global world, generating new knowledge and turning it into new products and services is crucial to maintain and enhance competitiveness. This seminar provides its audience a complete and concise overview of the key aspects of digital marketing, and how they can effectively utilize them in their marketing plan. It will take place at the AIM Conference Center in Makati City from August 10 – 11, 2017.

Indeed, the Philippines is a big country with a nation of diverse cultures. We have been conquered and influenced by a number of colonizers and as a result, our preserved culture has and is still going through a lot of changes. This event highlights the creative niceties of homegrown artists from the regions and practices that originated and developed independently from expressions in Manila, taking place from June 22 to October 28, 2017, at the Tall Galleries, Metropolitan Museum of Manila.

Works of art are entities of a special kind: they are sensuous embodiments of the creator’s thoughts and values about certain aspects of reality. MaArte at the Pen aims to enhance Philippine arts and culture while supporting the National Museum of the Philippines. The event will also showcase emerging micro-entrepreneurs and exceptional display of world-class Filipino craftsmanship on August 11-13, 2017, 10 am to 8 pm at The Gallery, The Peninsula Manila.

West Side Storyis a musical inspired by the William Shakespeare classic Romeo and Juliet. It is a romantic tragedy telling the story of the rivalry between two teenage gangs of different ethnic backgrounds: the Jets and the Sharks. Everything becomes more complicated than it already is when the protagonist Tony, from the Jets, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Sharks’ leader.

A premiere event allowing industry players to come together, interact and share their views in promoting and strengthening the real estate sector and be able to let the said sector to be recognized not only locally but globally as well- the Real Estate Expo Manila (REEM) 2017 is set to happen on August 10-13, 2017 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia, Pasay City.

Art is not just the likeness of nature or object but also the feelings of the artist because every artist has a different expression and feeling on how they want their art to be like. To express individual emotions, the artist has the privileges to create in their unique form that best suited their art and expression.

This event is available for public viewing at the Galeriya Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, White Cube Gallery, and Open Gallery of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila located at BSP Complex, Roxas Blvd, Malate, Metro Manila from July 11 to August 26, 2017, Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 5:30 pm.